Plague Warrior

Plague Warriors are heavy-melee Plague enemies in Windrose's Cursed Swamps biome. Armored in plague-corrupted plate and wielding two-handed weapons (greatswords, halberds, plague maces), they hit hard and absorb significant punishment. Plague Warriors often act as bodyguards for Plague Witches and as gate guards at plague-corrupted Ancient Ruins. They drop Quagmire Powder, a critical Mire Metal Ingot component.

Combat Profile

Plague Warriors are heavy-melee plague enemies armored in plague-corrupted plate and wielding two-handed weapons. They hit hard, absorb significant punishment, and often act as bodyguards for Plague Witches or gate guards at plague-corrupted Ancient Ruins. Their melee swing is recorded at 215 Slash with 0 armor penetration, so a Warrior's threat is its raw hit size and reach rather than any ability to bypass your defenses. They carry the Human and Undead traits, which means anti-Undead damage and effects apply on top of normal anti-personnel damage.

The whole biome works against you while you fight them. The Cursed Swamps carry the Wood Plague, a constant environmental drain on health, so any prolonged Warrior duel is also a race against ambient damage. Clearing or disengaging quickly matters more here than in open-water camps.

Drops

Plague Warriors drop Quagmire Powder, the component you smelt with Ancient Scraps at a Large Smelting Furnace to make Mire Metal Ingots, the gateway to weapon upgrades and enchanting. Warriors are not a guaranteed Quagmire Powder source the way the lighter plague enemies are, but they double as the guards on the Ancient Ruins and Ancient Debris that yield the matching Ancient Scraps, so killing a Warrior usually clears the way to both halves of the recipe at once. The confirmed loot table below also lists temple goods that sell well at faction provisioners.

Where to Find Plague Warriors

• Cursed Swamps Ancient Ruins (often as gate guards)

• Plague Witch encounters (act as bodyguards)

• High Priestess approach trails (heavy concentrations near the boss arena)

• Sometimes patrol bog pockets in pairs with other Plague Warriors

• Guarding Ancient Debris nodes and small ruin points of interest where Ancient Scraps are mined

Hunting Strategy

• Use Pierce damage weapons; their plate armor heavily resists Slash and Crude

• The Reliable Musket and Reliable Pistol are particularly effective; 1-2 musket shots followed by melee finisher works well

• Never stand still adjacent; the plague aura DoT compounds with melee strike DoT, and the biome's Wood Plague drain is ticking the whole time

• Use the long windup of overhead and ground-slam attacks to land 2-3 hits between their attacks

• Bring Healing Potion (Great) and Pain Relief Elixir; Warriors can punish a single missed dodge severely

• Co-op makes Warrior fights significantly easier; one player tanks while another flanks to the rear

Current Stats and Drops

The tables below summarize combat stats, traits, and drops for the current launch build. Values can change when balance patches adjust creature health, defenses, or loot.

Combat Stats

Traits

Gameplay traits for this creature: Human, Undead.

Attacks

Drops

The drop table shows the stack size awarded when the drop rolls, and Chance shows the probability per kill.

See Also

• Plague Witch

• Plague Hunter

• Plague Thrall

• Cursed Swamps

• Quagmire Powder

• High Priestess - the biome boss

Details

Drops